Project Access was created to increase access to comprehensive and coordinated healthcare services for children and youth with epilepsy residing in medically underserved and rural areas. Nine states are working to implement effective communication and outreach strategies to serve selected underserved populations. The Washington demonstration program is working with the Hispanic population in Yakima and Benton/Franklin Counties. This workshop presents some of the barriers confronted by rural...
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There are a variety of trials that are conducted annually that study the effects of spinal manipulation. Unfortunately, physicians don’t always know or understand the risks and benefits of spinal manipulation. In this presentation we will review these studies and discuss a variety of patient cases on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of neuro-ophthalmic complications of spinal manipulation. The expected outcomes of this webcast are that the target audience will be more...
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Despite improvements in SCI medical management, rehospitalization rates remain high. It has been estimated that 32% of medical costs in the first 2 years after injury was directly attributed to secondary medical complications and patients with SCI still present a high prevalence of secondary complications many years after their rehabilitation.
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This activity presented by...
Sara Salles, DO
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
College of Medicine
University of...
Exercise and nutrition play a key role in helping persons with spinal cord injury reduce the incidence of secondary complications and to improve activity level, which can impact the person’s overall QoL and community integration.
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David R. Gater Jr, MD, PhD
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC) is a disorder affecting 1:6000 individuals of all races, age, and gender.The disease carries significant morbidity involving multiple organ systems in pediatric patients.Because of the complexity and extent of disease involvement, primary care providers and subspecialists for pediatric patients alike need to be familiar with the primary disease manifestations and their management so as to provide the best possible...
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Darcy A. Krueger, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
